G8720 – Total kt/v less than 1.7 per week (total clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v])

Long description

Total kt/v less than 1.7 per week (total clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v])

Short description

Less 1.7 kt/v per week

Pricing indicator

00 Not separately priced by Part B (bundled, not covered or Part A only)

Medicare coverage

C Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor

BETOS category

M5B Specialist - psychiatry

Added

January 1, 2012

Last change

January 1, 2016 – No change

Termination date

December 31, 2015

Nearby G codes

• G8709 – Uri episodes when the patient had competing diagnoses on or three days after the episode date (e.g., intestinal infection, pertussis, bacterial infection, lyme disease, otitis media, acute sinusitis, acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, chronic sinusitis, infection of the pharynx/larynx/tonsils/adenoids, prostatitis, cellulitis, mastoiditis, or bone infections, acute lymphadenitis, impetigo, skin staph infections, pneumonia/gonococcal infections, venereal disease (syphilis, chlamydia, inflammatory diseases [female reproductive organs]), infections of the kidney, cystitis or uti, and acne)
• G8710 – Patient prescribed antibiotic
• G8711 – Prescribed antibiotic on or within 3 days after the episode date
• G8712 – Antibiotic not prescribed or dispensed
• G8713 – Spkt/v greater than or equal to 1.2 (single-pool clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v])
• G8714 – Hemodialysis treatment performed exactly three times per week for > 90 days
• G8717 – Spkt/v less than 1.2 (single-pool clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v]), reason not given
• G8718 – Total kt/v greater than or equal to 1.7 per week (total clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v])
• G8721 – Pt category (primary tumor), pn category (regional lymph nodes), and histologic grade were documented in pathology report
• G8722 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not including the pt category, the pn category or the histologic grade in the pathology report (e.g., re-excision without residual tumor; non-carcinomasanal canal)
• G8723 – Specimen site is other than anatomic location of primary tumor
• G8724 – Pt category, pn category and histologic grade were not documented in the pathology report, reason not given
• G8725 – Fasting lipid profile performed (triglycerides, ldl-c, hdl-c and total cholesterol)
• G8726 – Clinician has documented reason for not performing fasting lipid profile (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons)
• G8728 – Fasting lipid profile not performed, reason not given
• G8730 – Pain assessment documented as positive using a standardized tool and a follow-up plan is documented